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Program Description
The Minnesota Food Association is a
statewide nonprofit organization that
works to create a coalition of informed
and connected urban and rural people to
build a sustainable food system in
Minnesota. In the past 20 years new
immigrants have moved into Minnesota
in increasing numbers. Many of these
new residents are refugees, and are
victims of violence and political
upheaval in their homeland. Many have
significant roots in agriculture, both as a
means of providing food for the table
and as a source of income. The New
Immigrant Agriculture Project addresses
economic, health, safety and nutrition
concerns related to food production and
agriculture for new immigrant residents in
Minnesota. The New Immigrant
Agriculture Project targets members of
the Hmong, African and Latino
communities, to help these new
immigrants augment their household food
needs and income through individual and
community gardens, microfarming plots
and small farms. The goal is that
participating immigrant farmers will
eventually have their own farms and will
be involved in the mainstream of the
agriculture in Minnesota.
Contact
Minnesota Food Association
New Immigrant Agriculture Project,
Alvaro Rivera. Director,
14220-B Ostlund Trail,
NorthMarine on St. Croix-May, MN 55047.
Phone: (651) 433-3676 Ext. 13
Fax: (651) 433-5050
Web: www.mnfoodassociation.org
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